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"In December 2023,
WIRED reported that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO
of Meta and one of the foremost architects of today’s social-media-dominated
world, has been buying up large swathes of the Hawaiian island Kauai.
Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are constructing a gigantic compound –
known as Ko’olau Ranch – on this land, which will most likely cost over A$400
million to complete.
This estate stretches over 5,500,000 square metres, is surrounded by a
two-metre wall and is patrolled by numerous security guards driving quad bikes
on nearby beaches. Hundreds of local Hawaiians work on Zuckerberg’s property.
But precisely how many, and what they actually do, is concealed by a binding
nondisclosure agreement.
WIRED’s subheading hones in on the fact that Zuckerberg’s Ko’olau Ranch
includes plans for a “massive underground bunker”. This seems to be the detail
that piques the interest of reporters and conspiracy theorists alike.
People are asking not only “Why is Mark Zuckerberg building a private
apocalypse bunker in Hawaii?”, but also “What do the [billionaires] know?” and
“What is going to happen in 2024 that they are not telling us?”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
